I have a DELL inspiron 6000 with an ALPS touchpad and When i first got it in
June, the scrolling feature worked fine. but i didn't use it for several
months and now the scroll isn't working....also, i didn't have my laptop w/
me so i don't know who used it so anyone could have done something....

please help....it's so annoying to do it the old fashioned way!!!

ps. i already went to the advanced settings for the touchpad and tried every
option for the "wheel" options

cutesoapdish wrote:

> I have a DELL inspiron 6000 with an ALPS touchpad and When i first got
> it in
> June, the scrolling feature worked fine. but i didn't use it for
> several months and now the scroll isn't working....also, i didn't have
> my laptop w/ me so i don't know who used it so anyone could have done
> something....
>
> please help....it's so annoying to do it the old fashioned way!!!
>
> ps. i already went to the advanced settings for the touchpad and tried
> every option for the "wheel" options

Go to Dell's website and download the latest touchpad drivers for your
specific model laptop. If installing updated drivers doesn't help, then
call Dell tech support. The touchpad may have failed.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Call Dell and have the tech walk you thru the settings.

cutesoapdish wrote:

> I have a DELL inspiron 6000 with an ALPS touchpad and When i first got it in
> June, the scrolling feature worked fine. but i didn't use it for several
> months and now the scroll isn't working....also, i didn't have my laptop w/
> me so i don't know who used it so anyone could have done something....
>
> please help....it's so annoying to do it the old fashioned way!!!
>
> ps. i already went to the advanced settings for the touchpad and tried every
> option for the "wheel" options

most people want that turned off, oh well happy holidays.

"cutesoapdish" <cutesoapdish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a DELL inspiron 6000 with an ALPS touchpad and When i first got it
>in
> June, the scrolling feature worked fine. but i didn't use it for several
> months and now the scroll isn't working....also, i didn't have my laptop
> w/
> me so i don't know who used it so anyone could have done something....
>
> please help....it's so annoying to do it the old fashioned way!!!
>
> ps. i already went to the advanced settings for the touchpad and tried
> every
> option for the "wheel" options

cutesoapdish wrote:
> I have a DELL inspiron 6000 with an ALPS touchpad and When i first
> got it in June, the scrolling feature worked fine. but i didn't use
> it for several months and now the scroll isn't working....also, i
> didn't have my laptop w/ me so i don't know who used it so anyone
> could have done something....
>
> please help....it's so annoying to do it the old fashioned way!!!
>
> ps. i already went to the advanced settings for the touchpad and
> tried every option for the "wheel" options

The functionality is in the Alps application that loads at startup, if
it is like my Sony Alps pad. If that is disabled, it fails to work
properly.

Q